Friday, August 27, 2010

[Sax here.] For all of Clayton's awesomeness, Accuscore (in todaysWSJ) predicts we will lose 4.8 runs to 3. They're so bearish on us that we don't even merit a fractional run. So will the boys in blue (with a three-game win streak) defeat the Rox and halt their four-game win streak? Manny's 2010 fate (likely) hangs in the balance!

Manny's sitting because he's been piss-poor against Ubaldo. Part of that is Scotty Pods would be a better matchup, and the other part is that the brass wants to strengthen Manny's stock, and an 0fer with two Ks won't get much out of K-Will.

I mean, okay, I get it, Manny's a better hitter than Scotty Pods. But I really don't need to see you rattle off five tweets about how stoopid the move is. If it were just one tweet, I could deal with it, but it just wouldn't stop.

@Mr F I wasn't around when you were hanging out in last night's PGT but I wanna say things are getting out of the control with some Dodgers bloggers.

Last week I had to say something to someone who was mocking one of the dodgers.com writers because that person can't really defend herself.Some people should draw a line, the team is underperforming but overbitching is not going to improve the situation.

By the way, that person tweeted something over the line today and I was this close to unfollow him,i'm giving him a chance.

I saw this X-Files episode last night about how Mulder, Scully, George Mason from 24, and Felicity Huffman were trapped in some arctic thing and started going crazy towards each other with cabin fever. I think the sorry state of the Dodgers is giving the Dodgers' internet community a certain kind of cabin fever. Tensions are high. People aren't in a good mood when it comes to the Dodgers. And it's easy to take things too far.

@karina:The Beatles and The Beach Boys are well entrenched in the world of rock, although the term "pop" would've been used to describe their music at the time.

As for "pop," think bands that had lighter melodies, a big hook (catchy phrases or bridges), and short songs. The Beach Boys (one of my all-time faves) are close, but The Beatles are more rock, especially in their later years.

Look up The Monkees and Badfinger for the beginnings of "pop" (maybe Big Star if you like "power pop")

DB, Do what I did. When (and if, I might add) you have kids, start the indoctrination early. Make them listen to The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and The Ramones (not necessarily in that order). Every time one comes on the radio, my kids (8, 10, 16, the 23 yr. old is a lost cause) can sing along.

@Rbnlaw that's what I call great parenting :), wish my dad had done the same but he doesn't listen any music in English and he does listen what my grandfather did.

Have you introduced The Clash to your kids?

@Neeebs my ex-boyfriend is a prog rock GEEK,imagine the geekest and multiply for 10.He worships Dream Theater and Mike Portnoy, you couldn't believe how much money and time he invests on them,he even has met the bad 3 times. He doesn't listen too much out of that genre. That's how I know something

In retrospective,I should have know it wasn't going to work when I made him to listen The Cure's Three Imaginary Boys, The Graduate soundtrack and some R.E.M. and he was "apathetic".Not to mention the strong language against Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash

@Sax - I am so behind the curve. I thought by getting rid of Pedro it was going to help AC's salary differential and give much needed capital to improvements in the infrastructure. Fooled by corporate America again.